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Creating assembly parts in place (by Anil F)
hello everyone,
I only started learning Solvespace a couple of days ago, and went through the part and assembly tutorial.
I am trying to make a drawing of a slant board. https://mega.nz/file/I6VgCR5J#...BBpwLfetw-2LRe5XPdRZyI6ZO9agbk
I was able to create the initial board that is slanted, by making a sketch on the YZ plane (I am really with the workplanes) and extruding.
I am trying to create the two lateral sides of the slant board. I was able to create an extrusion from the same (? not sure its the same) workplane where the initial slanted board sketch is. I am wondering how I can displace the side a bit towards the center of the board, so that it is not fully on the outer side edge of the slant board (like it is on the pic).
Can I create the 4 constituting parts (sides) in a single Solvespace file? is this the standard way of doing this?
I am attaching what I have so for in .slvs format.
thank you
I only started learning Solvespace a couple of days ago, and went through the part and assembly tutorial.
I am trying to make a drawing of a slant board. https://mega.nz/file/I6VgCR5J#...BBpwLfetw-2LRe5XPdRZyI6ZO9agbk
I was able to create the initial board that is slanted, by making a sketch on the YZ plane (I am really with the workplanes) and extruding.
I am trying to create the two lateral sides of the slant board. I was able to create an extrusion from the same (? not sure its the same) workplane where the initial slanted board sketch is. I am wondering how I can displace the side a bit towards the center of the board, so that it is not fully on the outer side edge of the slant board (like it is on the pic).
Can I create the 4 constituting parts (sides) in a single Solvespace file? is this the standard way of doing this?
I am attaching what I have so for in .slvs format.
thank you
(no subject) (by ruevs)
The "proper" way to draw this model is as an assembly of three parts:
- the big rectangular board
- the small rectangular board with the hole for holding
- the triangular board - linked twice
In the end you should have four .slvs files - one for each of the parts and one for the assembled model.
Take a look at the assembly tutorial for some ideas: https://solvespace.com/box.pl
- the big rectangular board
- the small rectangular board with the hole for holding
- the triangular board - linked twice
In the end you should have four .slvs files - one for each of the parts and one for the assembled model.
Take a look at the assembly tutorial for some ideas: https://solvespace.com/box.pl
(no subject) (by Anil F)
Thanks for the response ruevs.
As I said, I did got through that tutorial, I understand how to piece together an assembly from already existing parts.
When I said "in place", I meant it would be nice to be able to create the sides of the slant board by using the slanted board as reference to create those parts. So I mean drawing the sides by and viewing the slanted board at the same time to know what the dimensions of the sides should be to fit properly in place. The way you suggest would not allow me to know what the dimension for those sides should be without making a hand calculation or looking at dimensions of the slanted board part separately, right?
For example, in Solid Edge, you would do something like this to create a part in place https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa....com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdmkR_zN2EZo
Thanks again,
As I said, I did got through that tutorial, I understand how to piece together an assembly from already existing parts.
When I said "in place", I meant it would be nice to be able to create the sides of the slant board by using the slanted board as reference to create those parts. So I mean drawing the sides by and viewing the slanted board at the same time to know what the dimensions of the sides should be to fit properly in place. The way you suggest would not allow me to know what the dimension for those sides should be without making a hand calculation or looking at dimensions of the slanted board part separately, right?
For example, in Solid Edge, you would do something like this to create a part in place https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa....com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdmkR_zN2EZo
Thanks again,
(no subject) (by ruevs)
Aha! I understand. In this case you are advanced enough.
As a "base" you should make a model with a single sketch in plane group conntaining only construction ('G') line segments. Each should have a length corresponding to one of the dimensions of your future model.
You link this file as a first group in each of your parts and constrain their dimensions to the line segments.
Later if you change the dimensions in the "base" sketch and then load and "Generate all" the parts and the assembly everything will change.
The Solid Edge example you linked can not be done in SolveSpace directly as shown. You will have to make a new group "Sketch -> In Workplane", draw the sketch and extrude it.
As a "base" you should make a model with a single sketch in plane group conntaining only construction ('G') line segments. Each should have a length corresponding to one of the dimensions of your future model.
You link this file as a first group in each of your parts and constrain their dimensions to the line segments.
Later if you change the dimensions in the "base" sketch and then load and "Generate all" the parts and the assembly everything will change.
The Solid Edge example you linked can not be done in SolveSpace directly as shown. You will have to make a new group "Sketch -> In Workplane", draw the sketch and extrude it.
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